title: Bacterial model system for screening and determining optimal concentration of anti-caries natural extracts.
abstract: In general, an antimicrobial test for screening anti-caries natural extracts was performed by measuring the minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) against the type strains of mutans streptococci. However, it is unclear if the antimicrobial efficiency of natural extracts on the type strains of mutans streptococci is the same on the clinical strains. In this study, we introduced a bacterial model system for the screening of anti-caries and determining the optimal concentration of them to develop oral hygiene products for Korean populations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Biochemistry, Chosun University, Gwangju, 501-759, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Min Jung
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Chun Sung
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jae-Yoon
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Soon-Nang
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: So Young
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Yoo
authors.forename: Sook-Young
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Joong-Ki
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Kook
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001688:Biological Products / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000382:microbiology*; D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical / Q000379:methods*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D050296:Microbial Viability / Q000187:drug effects; D013295:Streptococcus mutans / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001688:Biological Products